In this post, I’m going to do something out of the ordinary: write a post on a non-technical matter, in the “Personal” and “Microsoft” (big-bucket general stuff kind-a) categories I’ve left unattended for way too long. So, if you’re looking for interesting technical stuff, go look elsewhere this time...

Just to let the community out there know I'm alive and kicking in Redmond now... A while ago I announced to join Microsoft Corporation HQ in Redmond to work on the Windows Presentation Foundation. After a long wait to gain access to the United States under H1B status, I've finally arrived yesterday...

Warning: This is meta-blogging post. For deep dive technology stuff, keep an eye on my blog and you'll see much more technical in depth posts sooner or later again. Yesterday I attended the Visual C++ evening session by Ronald Laeremans in Mechelen - within an hour or so I'll be heading to Mechelen...

The latest Service Pack for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Pro x64, SP2, is ready to be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sp2.mspx . There a lots of enhancements that also have impact on developers: XmlLite is a library that allows developers to write XML-driven apps...

The Developer & IT Pro Days conference has become a yearly get together for lots of technology experts from both Developer and IT Pro audiences. So, I'm very happy to announce the 2007 edition on my blog too. Lots of great stuff is about to be covered out there, so don't miss out this opportunity...

The Belgian Developer & IT Pro Days 2007 conference is on its way. Notice there will be precons as well. From the website on www.dev-itprodays.be : Save the Date for Developer & IT Pro Days 2007 in Ghent Join us on March 28-29, 2007 in Ghent at the International Convention Center Ghent (ICC)...

A big date for Microsoft with the release of a lot of exciting technologies, some of which still in beta or RC, but still. A list: .NET Framework 3.0 - formerly called WinFX; contains WPF, WCF, WF and WCS. In short: the next-generation platform to build managed code applications. Remember the following...

Although the site is online for quite a while, I'd like to point fellow-geeks from Belgium and Luxemburg (free bus transfer to Brussels available) to it: http://www.readyforanewday.be . If you're not attending TechEd, this might be something for you. Attend the launch event for 2007 Office System...